Category: Olympics
Seahorse Byline: Sign of Success
Interviewing Malcolm Page gave me the chance to write about the Olympics for one of my favorite magazines. Read More …
Rio 2016: An Open Letter to All Medal-less Olympians
Rio 2016 is drawing to a close, and most of you will go home without a medal—which probably makes you feel like a loser. You’re not. Read More …
Let the Games Begin: Game of Sails for $2.99
Olympic sailing and publishing have both changed drastically since 1994. Fortunately, some traits remain constant. Read More …
Coaches and Editors: What They Have in Common
The better they are at their job, the less obvious these two groups will be. Read More …
What Wins Olympic Medals? Not What Wins Headlines
Worried about how sewage, Zika, the Brazilian economy, and crime are going to affect the Olympics? You’re missing the point. Read More …
What Makes a Champion?
America’s Cup champion Jimmy Spithill helps prepare members of the 2016 Olympic Sailing Team for one of their biggest challenges. Read More …
Sailing World Cup Miami Update
Miami and Olympic sailing: there’s no better combination. Read More …
Olympic Freelancing
Why working for myself is just like an Olympic campaign. Read More …
Olympic Broach: The No Good Very Bad Windiest Day
In 2014, a story I wrote about failure at the 2004 Olympics won first place in the Boating Adventures category of Boating Writer’s International’s annual writing contest. It’s probably not a coincidence that it was the most agonizing story I’ve ever Read More …
My First Two Writing Awards
Boating Writers International’s annual writing contest leads to two new victories. Read More …